Lorimar Television: Difference between revisions

'''Logo''': On a blank red screen, we see the words "A LORIMAR PRODUCTION" wiped in a Goudy font. As this happens, a thick white line starts to draw out the letter "L", then turns and goes straight, before wrapping around and forming the letter "P", using the bottom of the "L" above to serve as the bottom of the "P". It then stops at the bottom of, and between the words "LORIMAR" and "PRODUCTION".

'''Trivia''': The logo was created and designed by Sandy Dvore, who also created the 1982 United Artists "Turning UA" logo and the brush-stroke logo and drawings from the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''.

'''FX/SFX''': The white line drawing itself to form "LP" and "A LORIMAR PRODUCTION" wiping in.

'''Music/Sounds''': An electric piano-type scale is played as the "LP" is formed, going up this scale: Low C, A, E, F, A, Mid C, E, F, A, High C (hold and fade, leaving an echo). This tune was composed by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson and was played on a Fender Rhodes electric piano. Sometimes, the last note fades-out early or there would be no music. A high tone variant exists as well.

The in-credit variant has the closing theme of the movie.

Music/Sounds Trivia: Recent American prints of ''The Ninth Configuration'' feature a higher-pitched variant of the jingle playing over a dedication screen (to writer/director William Peter Blatty's son, Peter Vincent Galahad Blatty). Lorimar held some foreign rights to the film, so it's possible that the audio was taken from a foreign master.

* This also appears at the end of various TV movies from the era such as ''The Blue Knight'', ''Bad Ronald'', ''Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'', and ''Helter Skelter'', which are retained on some of the recent DVD and Blu-ray releases (and omitting the Viacom "V of Doom" logo at the end on current releases, although the original Warner Archive DVD-R of ''Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' and a recent European TV broadcast of ''A Dream for Christmas'' feature the Viacom "Wigga Wigga" logo plastered over this logo, while a recent Decades broadcast of ''The Blue Knight'' had the Viacom "V of Steel" logo over this logo instead).

* It's also seen on a few earlier episodes of ''Dallas'' in its original syndication run. However, most current syndicated episodes prior to 1986, and all episodes on the S1/S2 DVD set plaster/replace it with the WBTD logo, and the 1988 Worldvision Enterprises logo on a couple of S2 episodes (Worldvision distributed the show internationally until the 1990s, when the rights reverted back to Warner Bros.). On the PAL DVD release of ''Dallas'', this is only retained in the first episode of the series.

'''Editor's Note''': Generally speaking, this is noted for its unique design and jingle, but also for its unpolished animation with a noticeable error, as part of the "P" appears before it is animated!

'''Nicknames:''' "The Yellow/Orange Line", "Script", "Neon Sign", "Creepy Line", "Line of Doom"

'''Logo:''' On a black background, an orange line begins to draw itself. Going down and turning it forms an "L", then makes a loop to form an "O", turns again and goes up, around and diagonally to form an "R" and then back up to form an "I". Another section starts, goes up, diagonally down, diagonally up, then down again to form an "M", then up and down again at angles to form an "A", then finally, up, around, and down diagonally to form a second "R". The resulting logo reads "LORIMAR", all in connected letters.

The registered trademark "®" symbol on the lower-right hand corner of the letter "R" started appearing in 1983.

This logo has two main distinctive colors: yellow and orange. Depending on the print quality, variants of the two colors exist including yellow-orange and maroon.

A red-colored variant exists on theatrical movies, the 1980-81 ''Dallas'' blooper video, and the soap opera ''Loving Friends and Perfect Couples''.

Some programs show the text "DISTRIBUTED BY" above. This was mainly seen on TV prints of Allied Artists films, including ''Mitchell''.

The opening variant of the logo is still with "P R E S E N T S" appearing below it. This mainly appeared on TV movies and some shows.

Another opening variant is still and has "LORIMAR" in its font and "Presents" (in a Helvetica font) in red.

On the opening of the 1985 ''Christopher Columbus'' miniseries, the in-credit text reads "and LORIMAR" with "LORIMAR" in its font.

The end of presentations would have "a presentation of" above the logo.

Later episodes of the 1980s version of ''Dream House'' has this logo's animation superimposed over the credits.

There exists a black & white version of the "a presentation of" version. In this one, the top text is a little thicker and it's silent.

A zoomed-in widescreen variant exists on the Warner Archive instant streaming release of the 1982 TV movie ''One Shoe Makes It Murder'' and on an European TV broadcast of ''A Wedding on Walton's Mountain''.

In the 1983 TV movie ''Pajama Tops'', the logo becomes a still image shortly after its animation finishes. After the music ends, it fades to black.

'''FX/SFX:''' The orange line drawing itself to form "LORIMAR".  

On ''Knots Landing'' S2 episode "Hitchhike, Part 2", the logo theme is played on a synthesizer.

On a Hallmark Channel Italy airing of ''Dallas'' season 2 episode "Black Market Baby", the Lorimar-Telepictures theme was heard over it due to a reverse plaster error.

On the blooper video for the 1980-1981 season of ''Dallas'', the music is replaced with multiple sci-fi style gunshot sound effects.

It can be seen on ''The Waltons'', ''Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'', and ''Falcon Crest'' episodes of the era, as well as various other shows, TV movies and miniseries that Lorimar produced during this time.  

The "PRESENTS" version has been long gone from television, however, but is still intact on the first season DVD set of ''Knots Landing'' and a couple of episodes on the DVD set of the first season of ''Falcon Crest''.  

This can also be found on much later episodes of the 1980s version of ''Dream House'' as well, though that version of the show is now only intact from off-air recordings, as the master copies of all the episodes and production materials (which were not held by either Lorimar or WB) were destroyed in a flood in 2013.  

The B&W version of the "A presentation of Lorimar" logo is found on the 1989 VHS release of the original ''House on Haunted Hill'', released by CBS/Fox Video (though the box has the Lorimar-Telepictures logo).  

On some pre-fall 1986 episodes of ''Falcon Crest'', it's plastered over with the Lorimar-Telepictures logo. This logo was also originally seen at the end of S3-S5 episodes of ''Eight is Enough'', but was plastered over by the 1990 WBTD logo on some reruns in syndication. This was originally seen on the pilot of ''Valerie'' and early episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', but the 1st and 2nd season box sets of the latter show replace it with the Lorimar-Telepictures logo. TNN (now The Paramount Network) airings of ''The Waltons'' in the late 1990s plaster this logo with the 1994 WB Domestic Pay TV logo.  

It also appeared on the 1983 unsold CBS TV pilot ''The Best of Times''.  

It has been spotted at the end of the Karl-Lorimar, Lorimar Home Video, and Warner Home Video prints of ''Americathon'' with the music (it was omitted from the Warner Archive DVD release), as well as a select handful of ''Dallas'' episodes on DVD from season 3 and onward, ''Dallas: The Early Years'' on DVD from the ''Dallas Movie Collection'' (preceded by the Roundelay logo), and followed by the 1972 "Distributed by Warner Bros." logo on some episodes of ''Knots Landing'' on DVD.  

It was seen at the end of the unsold game show pilot ''Babble'', when Game Show Network first aired the full pilot on October 5th, 2014 (without the credit crunching).

The Warner Archive instant streaming retains this on the TV movies ''Desperate Lives'' and ''One Shoe Makes It Murder''.

The still, silent "Distributed By" variant can be seen on the end of MST3K's version of ''Mitchell'', very briefly during the transition back to the host segment.

This was originally seen on early episodes of ''Valerie'' and ''Perfect Strangers''.

'''Logo:''' On a white background, two logos fade in. The top being the one for Green/Epstein Productions (a giant green stylized "GE" with the company name Green Epstein Productions/Lorimar Television underneath the "E") and the bottom being the print logo for Lorimar Television (which is based off the next logo used below with "A LORIMAR TELEPICTURES COMPANY" byline below). In between the two logos are the words "in association with".

'''Availability:''' Possibly extinct. It's only seen on the original CBS airing of TV movie ''Shattered Innocence''. It is not retained on the Warner Home Video Archive Collection MOD DVD of the aforementioned title, as it's replaced by the 1992 "Distributed By Warner Bros. Pictures" logo with the Time Warner Entertainment byline. It's also not retained on the Lifetime/LMN airings, in which it's replaced by the silent 2001 Warner Bros. Television logo.  

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'''Logo:''' On a white marble background, wave ripples zoom out from the center. This causes "LORIMAR" (in black, and in a revised version of the design from the last logo, such as the "A" having a standard line going through it and the "O" no longer being connected to the rest of the text) to be written out, not unlike the last logo. At about the same time the "A" in "LORIMAR" is finished, a shadowed red bar with "T E L E V I S I O N" in white, etched in, rotates in below "LORIMAR", which then shines once it's in place. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline, in the same font as used in the Warner Bros. logo, appears below the red bar.

'''Trivia:''' The logo was first created in 1987. The design was used for Lorimar-Telepictures' other divisions, but the red bar would have read either "MOTION PICTURES" (or "FILM ENTERTAINMENT"), "HOME VIDEO", "SYNDICATION", "INTERNATIONAL", or "RECORDS" depending on the unit; they were never seen onscreen with the possible exception of trailers.

1991-August 8, 1992: "A TIME WARNER COMPANY"

September 1, 1992-July 15, 1993: "A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY"

* On the TV movie ''O Pioneers!'', after the Craig Anderson Productions logo, the "in association with" text from the previous logo is seen at the beginning of the animation of the logo. In this case the logo is filmed with slow-paced animation, not videotaped with fast-paced animation.

*After that, Lorimar was put to an end in late September 1993 and folded into Warner Bros. Television. Also appeared on S4-S6 episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', S4-S6 of ''The Hogan Family'' and on the final pre-FOX era episodes of ''Fun House'' and spin-off ''College Mad House''.  

*The Lorimar Television logo with the "A TIME WARNER COMPANY" byline plastered the Lorimar "Script" logo seen on S1 episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' at that time) and the Lorimar-Telepictures logo on S2-S3 of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' and ''Valerie's Family'' from fall 1986-88) on syndicated reruns and on certain other reruns, namely ABC Family reruns.  

'''Logo:''' We go back to the yellow-orange "LORIMAR" logo for this, but with the word "T E L E V I S I O N" below and no animation whatsoever (here the "LORIMAR" logo has the 1978 design, but with the "A" having the line through it like in the 1988 design). This is seen on screen in the credits. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline is seen below.

1991-May 12, 1992: "A TIME WARNER COMPANY"

September 18, 1992-August 6, 1993: "A TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY"

The logo would appear in either yellow, yellow-orange, gold, or light blue.

The logo would appear centered in the screen or shifted down.

'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Most of the times it is the closing theme of the show, but on some instances like the fourth season of ''Full House'' on DVD, it is the previous logos music. On syndication prints, an announcer says: "(Show title) is a (show creator...usually Miller-Boyett Production) in association with Lorimar Television, (on the WBTD logo) and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution".

It first appeared on ''Family Matters'' in 1989, then appeared on seasons 4-6 of ''Full House'', ''Going Places'', ''Getting By'', the very short-lived series ''Scorch'', later season 6 and beyond episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', and lastly appeared on the first 2 seasons of ''Step by Step''.  

It can be seen on reruns of ''Family Matters'' on BET, along with seasons 4 and 5 of ''Full House'' last aired on Hallmark Channel, ''Step by Step'' on Hub Network (now Discovery Family).  

On a few episodes from season 4 of the ''Full House'' DVD box set, you can hear the music from the 1988 Lorimar Television logo after the theme song finishes; it may have been an audio goof.  

The final 2 seasons of the original broadcasts and some reruns of ''Perfect Strangers'' from 1991-93 also had this in-credit notice with their respective bylines of the time on their closing credits during that period as well.